solace

n. 安慰；慰藉；安慰之物

vt. 安慰；抚慰；使快乐（过去式solaced，过去分词solaced，现在分词solacing，第三人称单数solaces）

中文词源

solace 安慰，慰藉

来自拉丁语 solacium,安慰，慰藉，使舒适，来自 solari,安慰，使欢乐，来自 PIE*sol,同情，友善，词源同 silly,console.

solace: solace: see console
solace (n.): "comfort in grief, consolation," late 13c., from Old French solaz "pleasure, entertainment, enjoyment; solace, comfort," from Latin solacium "a soothing, assuaging; comfort, consolation," from solatus, past participle of solari "to console, soothe," from PIE *sol-a-, suffixed form of root *sele- "of good mood; to favor" (cognates: Old English gesælig "happy;" see silly). Adjectival form solacious is attested 16c.-17c.
solace (v.): "comfort, console in grief," late 13c.; also in Middle English "entertain, amuse, please," from Old French solacier "comfort, console" (often with a sexual connotation) and directly from Medieval Latin solatiare "give solace, console" (source also of Spanish solazar, Italian sollazzare), from Latin solacium (see solace (n.)). Related: Solaced; solacing.

1. 近同义词：soothe, console, solace, comfort.

1. I found solace in writing when my father died three years ago.: 我父亲3年前去世的时候，我从写作中找到了安慰。